World Crude Steel Production Rises 5% Year-on-Year
12/21/2012 - World crude steel production for the 62 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 122 million tonnes in November 2012, an increase of 5.1% compared to November 2011.
World crude steel production for the 62 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 122 million tonnes in November 2012, an increase of 5.1% compared to November 2011.
China’s crude steel production for November 2012 was 57.5 million tonnes, up by 13.7% compared to November 2011. Elsewhere in Asia, Japan produced 8.5 million tonnes of crude steel in November 2012, a decrease of -2.3% compared to the same month last year. South Korea’s crude steel production was 5.6 million tonnes in November 2012, -2.7% lower than November 2011.
In the EU, Germany produced 3.4 million tonnes of crude steel in November 2012, a slight decrease of -0.2% on November 2011. Italy’s crude steel production was 2.2 million tonnes, down by -12.9% compared to November 2011. France’s crude steel production was 1.3 million tonnes, a decrease of -5.4% on November 2011. Spain produced 1.0 million tonnes of crude steel, -14.2% lower than November 2011.
Turkey’s crude steel production for November 2012 was 3.0 million tonnes, an increase of 4.6% compared to November 2011.
In November 2012, Russia produced 5.5 million tonnes of crude steel, a decrease of -0.7% compared to the same month last year. Ukraine’s crude steel production for November 2012 was 2.7 million tonnes, -7.9% less than November 2011.
The U.S. produced 6.7 million tonnes of crude steel in November 2012, down by -4.8% on November 2011.
Brazil’s crude steel production for November 2012 was 2.8 million tonnes, an increase of 2.4% compared to November 2011.
The crude steel capacity utilization ratio for the 62 countries in November 2012 declined to 76.1% from 76.5% in October 2012. Compared to November 2011, it is 1.6 percentage points higher.
